squadron

noun

squad·​ron ˈskwä-drən 

1

: a unit of military organization: such as

a

: a cavalry unit higher than a troop and lower than a regiment

b

: a naval unit consisting of two or more divisions and sometimes additional vessels

c(1)

: a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a flight and lower than a group

(2)

: a military flight formation

2

: a large group of people or things

a squadron of limos

Examples of squadron in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first squadron was created in 2024 by relocating nine F-16 fighter jets from Kunsan Air Base to Osan Air Base, which originally had 22 Fighting Falcons. —Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025

They are believed to be part of the USS Enterprise's bombing squadron, which landed aboard the USS Yorktown after a successful attack on a Japanese carrier ship. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025

The $172 billion allocated in 2024 for new equipment is wholly inadequate for modernizing aircraft squadrons, updating ship fleets, producing new munitions, and buying new technology such as uncrewed systems. —Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025

Consequently, there is an even more compelling need to modernize aging fleets and squadrons while also buying complementary emerging technologies. —Michael Brown, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian squadrone, augmentative of squadra squad, from Old Italian

First Known Use

1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing squadron

• squadron leader

Kids Definition

squadron

noun

squad·​ron ˈskwäd-rən 

: any of several units of military organization